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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-16

Sales are announced at least ten days in advance by public notice or, where applicable, by printed and distributed catalogues, special notices and public display of the items to be sold.The notice sha…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exclusion of non-specialised cinemas

Article D311-11

When the operator of a cinematographic entertainment establishment who has not opted for the specialisation provided for in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-15

The final approval decision is notified to the delegated production company or, in the case of a delegated co-production, to each of the two production companies. This decision states that, in the lig…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-10

When the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment considers imposing the penalty referred to in Article L. 1142-10, he shall inform the employer, by any means wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of article D. 1453-2-10, union representatives paid solely on a commission basis receive, within the limit of ten hours per month mentioned in article L. 1453-5, an hour…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the optician-mutician higher technical diploma (brevet de technicien supérieur d'opticien-lunetier).

Article D4362-1

The Advanced Optician Technician Certificate (brevet de technicien supérieur d'opticien-lunetier) is governed by the provisions of decree no. 95-665 of 9 May 1995 laying down general regulations for t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-11

The holder has an organisation enabling the radiotherapy team to: 1° Organise continuity of care on site for the patients it treats. This organisation may be pooled by agreement with another holder or…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Société de financement de l'industrie cinématographique et audiovisuelle (financing company for the film and audiovisual industry)

Article D332-1

The rules relating to sociétés de financement de l'industrie cinématographique et audiovisuelle (Sofica) are set out in Articles 46 quindecies A to 46 quindecies F of Annex III to the General Tax Code…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-1

The annual accounts of the professional trade unions of employees or employers and their associations, and of the associations of employees or employers mentioned in Article L. 2135-1 are drawn up in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article D626-10

Debts eligible for remission correspond to: 1° To penalties, late payment interest, default interest, tax or customs fines, surcharges, prosecution costs, regardless of the tax or miscellaneous State…

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